Article first published Tuesday 19th Jul 2016 10:00
We are finally starting to see something of summer but we’re not the only ones who can get hot under the collar. Your vehicle may start to feel the heat too and an overheating engine is bad news in any kind of weather. A lot of people will panic if they start to see the critical signs of overheating especially if you can see steam pouring out from under your bonnet and a steep climb on your temperature gauge but try and keep a cool head and follow these 6 pieces of advice if you find your engine just can’t take the heat.
Article first published Tuesday 12th Jul 2016 11:00
There are so many conflicting opinions on when you should be changing your motor oil but there is a very simple answer and that is…
Article first published Tuesday 5th Jul 2016 12:00
The most important thing to remember about engine oil is that you should always use the oil recommended for your vehicle. If your user manual specifies synthetic oil then this is what you must use. However in some cases it is possible that either a mineral oil or a synthetic oil is suitable for your engine. If your engine is has no specific recommendation in terms of the base content of the motor oil then you would need to decide based on other factors.
Article first published Saturday 2nd Jul 2016 09:00
I grew up on a healthy diet of Saturday morning cartoons. I spent hours curled up on the sofa in my Spiderman pjs munching on sugary cereal staring at the screen as I kicked butt with anthropomorphic sea life; solved crime with men in lycra wearing their underpants on the outside; and foiled the nefarious schemes of Old Man Jenkins the janitor right from the comfort of my improvised pillow fort.